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The Winners (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 4 350
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The Winners (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R435
Discovery Miles 4 350
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'This is a stunning read that plunges you into another world.
Backman writes with incredible sensitivity and insight. Every one
of the characters is real and multi-faceted, having you
breathlessly turning the pages, following their fears and hopes,
fretting for their futures. This is storytelling at its best:
Emotional, vivid, wise and utterly brilliant' Hazel Prior 'It's
often said that winners write history, but there are no winners
here' This is a small story about big questions. It's a story about
family, community, life. It starts with a storm - and a death. But
how does it end? Two years have passed since the events that no one
wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's
something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue
to grapple with life's big questions: What is a family? What is a
community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in
order to protect them? As the locals of Beartown struggle to
overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is
coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest.
Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage,
and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will
submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and
walk towards the ice rink. So what are the residents of Beartown
willing to sacrifice for their home? Everything. Praise for the
Beartown books: 'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown,
and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' Jojo Moyes
'Surrounded by impenetrable forests, Beartown recreates the
stifling atmosphere of a dying community. A mature, compassionate
novel' Sunday Times 'Backman can tickle the funny bone and tug on
the heart strings when he needs to, and is a clever enough
storyteller to not overindulge in either' Independent 'As popular
Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA and Stieg
Larsson' The New York Times Book Review 'Backman is a masterful
writer' Kirkus Review
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